ASTRAKHAN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ASTRAKHAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASTRAKHAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASTRAKHAN is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASTRAKHAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
astrakhansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASTRAKHAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ASTRAKHAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASTRAKHAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASTRAKHAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Tightly curled, glossy fur from the fleece of young lambs, usually black or grey and used for coats and hats.
Astrakhan takes its name from a city on the Volga in Russia, whose region produced the lambskins. A collar of astrakhan was once a sign of wealth and style on a winter overcoat.
How ASTRAKHAN is used
Used in fashion and fur trade writing, often for collars, hats and trims.
- The old general wore a coat with an astrakhan collar.
- Her astrakhan hat kept her head warm through the Russian winter.
- The tailor trimmed the cuffs with black astrakhan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASTRAKHAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASTRAKHAN
1 longer words begin with ASTRAKHAN.
Shorter words from the letters in ASTRAKHAN
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Common questions about ASTRAKHAN
- Is ASTRAKHAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASTRAKHAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASTRAKHAN worth?
- ASTRAKHAN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASTRAKHAN mean?
- Tightly curled, glossy fur from the fleece of young lambs, usually black or grey and used for coats and hats.
- What letters can be added to ASTRAKHAN?
- ASTRAKHAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ASTRAKHAN:
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